UCR Republicans discuss Trump, amid growing popularity of Twitter page
A “Students for Trump” campaign, which began as a Twitter account, has now spanned multiple universities and 24.9 thousand followers. The organization reportedly has around 5,000 students in 200 different chapters across the United...
Presidential debate held outside HUB
The ASUCR presidential debates were held outside the Highlander Union Building (HUB) on Wednesday, April 6. Highlander Newspaper News Editor Aaron Grech moderated the debate between Shafi Karim from the Side party and independent...
ASUCR welcomes new vice president of external affairs
This week’s ASUCR meeting began with a visit from the parents of sexual assault survivor Amanda Nguyen seeking support for a Survivor’s Bill of Rights that is currently sitting in the House of Representatives....
ASUCR Senatorial debates held at the HUB
The ASUCR senatorial debates were held on Monday, March 28, outside of the Highlander Union Building (HUB). Members from Side, the newly formed Orange Party and an independent candidate participated in the event moderated...
Students join together to honor victims of attack in Lahore
In remembrance of those affected by a terrorist attack on Sunday, March 27 in Lahore, Pakistan, the South Asian Federation, the Sikh Student Association and the Pakistani Student Association came together to organize a...
ASUCR hosts director debates
On Wednesday, March 30, the ASUCR director debates occurred with seven of the nine candidates presenting their platforms to a crowd of 40 people. Cheers occurred throughout the hourlong debate, with Side, Orange Party...
Ethnic studies and graduate student departments vandalized
During spring break, the offices of multiple graduate students and a professor in the ethnic studies and graduate student departments were broken into and vandalized. According to Chancellor Kim Wilcox, this incident is currently...
UC Regents approve final version of Statement of Principles against Intolerance
During the University of California Board of Regents meeting on March 23, the regents unanimously approved the final report on the UC’s statement of principles against intolerance after months of deliberation and public critiques.
The...
UCR geneticists isolate fuccboi gene
UCR genetics professors Ken Wasabi and Kevin Sanchez have discovered Gene-69 AYE, better known as the “fuccboi gene,” on March 25. According to their research, this gene is responsible for an increase in passive-aggressivity,...
Meth lab discovered in Pierce Hall
Last week, a methamphetamine lab was discovered on the second floor of Pierce Hall. The lab was brought to public eye after an explosion that blasted the roof off of the building occurred on...